| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 194 | 182 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 26 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.034 % | 0.018 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.326 % | 0.260 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £362 | £364 |
| Average daily rate | £394 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £426 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.25 | £25.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.00 | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.32 | £25.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.62 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7972 | 6551 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.51 % | 6.949 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4185 | 2711 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £425 | £456 |
| Average daily rate | £462 | £490 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.73 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £499 | £524 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 320 | 221 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.41 | £21.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.12 | £23.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.83 | £25.01 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Support Specialist across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.